Can you recommend a Virgin Money approved Hampton Hill conveyancing lawyer finish our home move within 28 days? Am I best advised to choose a local Hampton Hill firm or a factory type comparison site?
We would be happy to suggest some excellent Hampton Hill conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Hampton Hill. Visit some well established law practices and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Discuss your deadline together with your reasons and ask for a commitment on your deadline. Appoint the lawyer that you trust.
Will conveyancers request money up-front when it comes to conveyancing in Hampton Hill?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Hampton Hill your solicitor will request that you place them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Ordinarily this is requested to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. When the deposit is payable against the total price then this should be asked for immediately before exchange of contracts. The final balance that is due should be transferred a couple of days prior to the day of completion.
is it true that all Hampton Hill conveyancing solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Kent Reliance approved list of solicitors they would need to be regulated by the SRA. The majority of lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the firms would be governed by the CLC.
I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Hampton Hill off the council. I have a mortgage agreed with UBS. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with UBS, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the UBS conveyancing panel.
Having read lots of mortgage guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Hampton Hill solicitor - who is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Coventry BS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Coventry BS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Hampton Hill surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
Taking into account that I am about to part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on a terraced house in Hampton Hill I would like to have a conversation with the solicitor concerning thehome move in advance of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
This is something that we encourage - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the solicitor due to be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Hampton Hill.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a case reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for your conveyancing in Hampton Hill should be the figure that you end up paying.
As co-executor for the will of my father I am disposing of a residence in Newport but I am based in Hampton Hill. My solicitor (approximately 235 kilometers awayneeds me to execute a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Hampton Hill who can attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Hampton Hill based